Ego World

The entire world of human perception is ego based. If I think that I am different - better or worse - it's ego again!
Within change this truth does not change. And the ego cannot perceive anything but change. Therefore a perception can never prove any Truth but the Truth of change.

How much substance or essence can there be in change?
None!
The essence of change must be substanceless: Emptiness!

Every breath contains the Truth of substanceless to the ego.
Every breath contains the Truth of unsatisfactoriness to the ego.
Every breath contains the Truth of the ego world.

Breathe mindfully, Daniel!

Erleuchtungsgeist

Es war einmal ein Zeltlager im Jahre 1996 des Herrn. Im Bewusstsein von vier GCLern geschah zur gleichen Zeit an zwei Orten in unmittelbarer Nähe eine ebenso spontane wie für mich letztendlich einschneidende Veränderung. Meine Wahrnehmung war durchdrungen von Weisheit und Mitgefühl, das Ich überflutet von Liebe und Frieden, wie ich es nie zuvor auch nur annähernd erlebt habe.
Nach 20 Jahren der Suche nach Wiederholung und Erklärung habe ich im "Leitfaden für die Lebensweise eines Bodhisattvas"  (Wie man ein sinnvolles und selbstloses Leben genießt) folgende Definitionen gefunden:
"Bodhisattva: Jemand, der spontanen Bodhichitta entwickelt hat, aber noch kein Buddha geworden ist."
"Bodhichitta: Sanskrit für Erleuchtungsgeist."
Was meint ihr dazu? Hilft euch diese Erklärung weiter? Verbirgt sich dahinter eventuell sogar eine Bestimmung, die nicht zu erfüllen mich zwangsläufig unglücklich sein lässt?
Ich persönlich glaube ja und habe meine Entscheidung getroffen, nach nun einigen gescheiterten Versuchen, ein "normales" Leben zu führen, mich voll und ganz der Erfüllung zu widmen. Da stehe ich nun, wenn auch subjektiv empfunden ziemlich allein. Denn wer könnte das schon verstehen? Ihr vielleicht?

The Self and the Reality

The Self believes to have the power to change reality through its own actions.
But in spite of the deceiving perception that the impermanent can dispel the permanent it cannot.
A perception cannot change a fact like closing my eyes in the sunshine I can perceive darkness but I cannot create darkness. As a matter of fact the sun is still shining.
Likewise the Self can neither define nor change who and what I am.
And likewise the Self cannot change my connection with truth.
Nevertheless it's convinced that the bond with its creations of impermance is stronger than the bond with permanence. In fact it is the other way round. Even better, the Self has no real bond at all. Mere Thought is its form. There is no existence of the Self independent from thought forms. Only truth is independent and self-sufficient.
Awareness and understanding of change reveal these insights with a beautiful clarity.

An der Schwelle zur Ewigkeit

Die Angst vor dem Verlust,

dem Rückzug der Liebe,

der Einsamkeit und Verlassenheit in der Welt.

Der Schmerz der Trennung,

taumelnd und baumelnd in der Leere,

die sich wie das Nichts anfühlt.

Nackt in der menschlichen Existenz,

auf der Suche nach Erlösung.

Den Schmerz der Welt in sich tragend,

nach Halt um sich greifend.

Der Versuch zu verhindern,

dass die Liebe entgleitet

und das Herz erkaltet -

Verstummt für Jahre ohne Wärme und Sonnenschein,

völlig umgeben von Dunkelheit trotz aller Güter dieser Welt.

Diesen Schmerz fühlend,

bereit ihn so-sein-zu-lassen.

In ihn hineingehend mit Zuversicht,

dass ich getragen bin von etwas, das nicht bricht.

Ich will es fühlen in jedem Augenblick,

ganz über die Schwelle treten,

ohne Umkehr und zurück.

Vater, warum hast Du mich verlassen?

Dieser Satz brennt in meiner Seele.

Die Angst, allein am Kreuz zu sterben.

Doch das Alte darf nun gehen,

in Wahrheit ist es nie geschehen.

Ich bin frei und schon immer frei gewesen,

in mir dämmert die Erlösung,

vom Kampf zwischen Gutem und Bösem.

Aus der Leere in die Fülle

ist meine Bestimmung,

zu der ich mich bekenne.

Um mich zu erkennen

und die Welt zu verwandeln,

um mich als grenzenlose Liebe zu erfahren,

in Wundern der Heilung und Vergebung.

Ich werde meine Brüder und Schwestern sehen und verstehen.

Gemeinsam werden wir heimkehren,

über die Schwelle der Ewigkeit treten.

Sein Wille geschehe.

by D7 in 2011

A short Story about the Father and His Son

Imagine the Father, God the Creator.

And imagine His son, the Son of God.

The Father is the infinite One, the unlimited One:

Infinite Love, infinite Peace, infinite Joy.

And equally God created His Son.

Because He loves to share everything He is.

And He is everything that is!

And because God is perfect and complete, He also created a finite and limited world of impermanent forms.

His Son, out of curiosity, became very much attracted towards this world of finite and limited forms and desired to experience it.

And there is no wish that the Father wouldn`t fulfill for His Son.

Therefore He created the human being for His Son as a vehicle to explore the finite and limited world.

And the Son merged with it.

To experience fully to be finite and limited as a human being the Son necessarily decided to identify with a human being.

And in order to create very realistic impressions for His Son, the Father made this finite and limited world appear to be very similar to His own infinite and unlimited Existence:

He created an almost infinite and unlimited variety of human perceptions such as thoughts, feelings, bodies, touches, tasts, sounds and smells.

And on top of it, He added an infinite-like amount of other human beings.

As the Father knew His Son would completely identify with that creation, He thought to Himself: “Hmmm, My Son might be willing to come ouf of that experience one day. Then there should be an exit.”

Though His Son could never have changed what He really is as the Son of God, He could have identified with that finite and limited existence forever.

The exit was necessary because in order to identify completely with that world His Son needed to feel disconnected from His Father and what He really is. Therefore after experiencing the finite and limited world for some time, He would feel missing His Father`s infinite Love, Peace and Joy; though, of course, it was always there, but He had decided to forget all about the Father`s Presence when He had chosen to experience to be a limited human being.

As a human being the Son became a Father-like Creator as He invented a lots of science and technology and established a lots of rules, laws and systems to organize human lives.

But there was one thing, He could not invent as a limited human being: the Infinite.

As a limited human being – even as a very skillful, intelligent and educated one – He could invent only limited things.

In 2017 He had established democracy, financial systems, science, education, employment and technology; nevertheless, of course, He could not feel fulfilled by that!

Instead of sharing the Father`s infinite Love, infinite Peace and infinite Joy, He suffered misery in every form: loneliness, sadness, doubt and depression, anger, aversion, hate and fear, egoism, crime, violence and war, sickness and, after all, death.

And the little happiness He experienced once in a while was very fragile as it descended from the finite and limited things and beings around Him.

How could the happiness remain in a finite, limited world where there is no infinity and therefore no stability and safety?

No, it could never remain.

The Son would have been lost forever.

But, fortunately, there was that exit!

The Father had decided to remain present even in that finite and limited world.

Whatever the Son would experience as a human being the Father would remain as a silent witness so that in silent moments the Son could feel His presence.

The Son would just need to stop all mental, emotional and physical activity for a moment and to listen to His Father`s silent presence.

Or just a simple wish, prayer or a cry for help would, of course, be fulfilled by the Father who would implement some signs or hints in His Son`s human life in order to help Him remember His Father`s Presence. The Son would just need to be open to see it.

Imagine the Father would have placed this exit in your life.

And imagine this could happen to You in 2017.

Right here, right now.

By D7 in 2002, updated 2017

Fears

1)
I have been left behind and left out.

Transformation:
I have decided to have a wonderful task left to do and by doing it I will be reunited.

2)
I am unworthy to do this task.

Transformation:
My worthiness has already been proven and approved that is why this task has been given to me.